Bill Buckner vs. Jack Crooks — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jack Crooks
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Jack Crooks. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .708) and slugging (.408 vs .322). Jack Crooks had the advantage in on-base percentage (.386 vs .329). By the career numbers, Bill Buckner had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Jack Crooks

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
795
137.42
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
3471
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
2783
481.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Jack Crooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
671
115.99
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
532
91.96
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
74
12.79
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
7.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.63
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
139
24.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
483.4
83.56
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
896
154.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1327
229.39
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jack Crooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jack Crooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jack Crooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
537
92.83
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
314
54.28
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
830
143.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499.16
86.28
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Jack Crooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
7.61
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Jack Crooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
105.79
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Jack Crooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
38.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
15.57
15.57
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Jack Crooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.53
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Jack Crooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Jack Crooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
38.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
38.03
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Jack Crooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Jack Crooks

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
1.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20775
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6925
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2027
2.63
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Jack Crooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2209
2.87
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.36
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4510
5.86
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4236
5.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.92
93.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.328
5.328
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
0.39
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Crooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Crooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0